Facebook threat locks down Greenville schools

Officers with the Greenville Police Department are interviewing a juvenile suspect regarding a threat that was made on Facebook.

Greenville Police Department statement follows:

On May 9, 2013, the Greenville Police Department (GPD) was advised about a threat made through Facebook. GPD began an investigation and began attempting to locate the individual who posted the threat on Facebook. The Greenville Independent School District was made aware of the threat and made a decision to do an external lockdown of the schools.